释义
[ pri-zoo -muh -blee ] SHOW IPA
/ prɪˈzu mə bli / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adverb by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.
Origin of presumably First recorded in 1640–50; presumable + -ly
SYNONYMS FOR presumably doubtless, likely, apparently.
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Words nearby presumably prestress, prestressed concrete, Prestwich, Prestwick, presumable, presumably , presume, presumed ocular histoplasmosis, presuming, presumption, presumption of fact
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Example sentences from the Web for presumably Presumably , had the deputies who pinned Saylor wore body cameras, video evidence would have helped determine what happened to him.
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If they had passed, presumably mothers who drink during pregnancy could be charged with felonies.
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Presumably with caroling, though presumably not with “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.”
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President Barack Obama, presumably , would be Mr. Spock, emotionally distant with a cold logic all his own.
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Presumably , without those subsidies, most will just cancel their policies.
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What became of him in the subsequent shifting sands of time is not known, but presumably he has gone to the unknown world.
The Old Pike | Thomas B. Searight
Turning my head, I saw what appeared to be a cave, where presumably the second man was hiding.
On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck | R. Pitcher Woodward
This was an immature female, presumably metamorphosed late in the summer of 1948.
Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog | Henry S. Fitch
Presumably every international delegate will have a suite allotted to his nation.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 10, 1920 | Various
As the most solemn utterance of the Holy See it is presumably still in force.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3 | Henry Charles Lea
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British Dictionary definitions for presumably adverb (sentence modifier) one presumes or supposes that presumably he won't see you, if you're leaving tomorrow
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Words related to presumably doubtless, supposedly, surely, probably, apparently, seemingly, presumptively, credible, indubitably, theoretically, unquestionably, doubtlessly, assumably, hypothetically, in all probability, on the face of it